Damn IRS,
A man spent many days crossing the desert without water. His camel died of thirst. He's crawling through the sands certain that he has breathed his last.
All of a sudden he saw an object sticking out of the sand several yards ahead of him.
He crawled to the object, pulled it out of the sand, and discovered what looked to be an old brief case.
He opened it and out popped a genie. But, this was no ordinary genie. He was wearing an IRS ID badge and a dull gray suit. There was a calculator in his pocket. He had a pencil tucked behind one ear.
"Well, kid," said the genie. "You know how it works. You have three wishes."
"I'm not falling for this," said the man. "I'm not going to trust an IRS auditor." "What do you have to lose?? You've got no transportation, and it looks like you're a goner anyway!"
The man thought about this for a minute, and decided that the genie was right. "OK, I wish I were in a lush oasis with plentiful food and drink."
***POO*******
The man found himself in the most beautiful oasis he had ever seen. And, he was surrounded with jugs of wine and platters of delicacies.
"Okay, kid. What's your second wish?"
"My second wish is that I was rich beyond my wildest dreams.
"***POO*******
The man found himself surrounded by treasure chests filled with rare gold coins and precious gems.
"Okay, kid. You have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!" After thinking for a few minutes, the man said, "I wish that no matter where I go beautiful women will want and need me."
***POO*******
He was turned into a tampon.
The moral of the story: If the government offers you anything, there's going to be a string attached